Crossed the plains in 1864 (age 13). Her brother is the famous
millionaire, John Beck (Tintic Mines, Saratoga, Beck's Hot Springs,
Beck Street). He joined the Church first, the rest of the family
followed and immigrated the following year, settling in Lehi.
Encountered a war ship at sea, ran short of food.

John Brown helped lead the Mississippi Saints to Grand Island,
NE, Ft. Laramie, and Pueblo. He returned home, took 4 blacks to
Winter Quarters (1947), two of which died on the way. He and the
other two came with Brigham Young's "Pioneer Company" in 1847.
He returned to Missssippi and brought his family to Utah in 1848.

James came across in 1862 (age 5) in the John Murdock Company.
The family immigrated from Wales in 1858. Out of money, the family
lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio, where the father worked as a coal
miner to earn enough to emigrate to Utah. Storm, buffalo, buffalo
chips, river crossings, wagons, tire-setting, cooking, building
homes, creating light, making soap, making clothing, and fighting
grasshoppers mentioned in some detail. [The year of his death
is approximately 1937.]

Children's Story: Christian was only five when
his family traveled to the Valley in 1860. While trying to obtain
meat for the rest of the company his father met with a tragic
accident, leaving him fatherless.

One of the original company, William Clayton served as historian
and secretary for the pioneers, keeping a detailed journal of
the wagon train's journey. He is most know for coming up with
the idea of the odometer which helped the pioneers measure the
distance traveled.

Children's Story: Thirteen year old Mary and
her family were with the 1856 Hunt Wagon Company which accompanied
the Martin Handcart Company. She suffered severe frostbite and
would have lost her feet were it not for a miracle.

Children's Story: George helped drive a team
in 1861 at the age of nineteen. He learned the importance of positive
attitude and clear thinking when the captain had to deal with
a band of demanding Indians.

Six feet tall, weighing 200 pounds with big, sloping shoulders,
Heber Chase Kimball crossed the plains 3 times. Called as first
counselor to Brigham Young in 1847, he served in that calling
until his death in 1868.

Children's Story: Margaret was thirteen when
she crossed the plains in 1859. She showed responsibility and
courage beyond her years as she traveled alone for some time while
caring for her four year old brother who was recovering from measles.

Children's Story: Edwin was orphaned at the
age of eight while his parents were living in Nauvoo. He plotted
an escape from his guardian so he could join his sister and her
husband who were headed west. He was 13 when he made the journey.

Children's Story: In 1866, "Harry" was only
ten years old when he journeyed to the Valley without his parents.
He had many unusual adventures as he coped with life on the plains
and attempted to be self-reliant.

Of the Mormon diaries available to scholars, perhaps there is
none which so adequately mirrors the times and locale of the writer
and his people over such an extended time as does the diary of
Hosea Stout. Over various times, he was an officer in the militia,
chief of police, attorney general, United States district attorney,
and president of the house of the Utah Territorial Legislature.
These associations with the highest ecclesiastical and civil authorities
permitted Stout to inscribe in his diary conversations and transactions
which were outside the knowledge of many diarists.

In the original company that entered the Great Salt Lake valley
in 1847, and an avid journal writer, Wilford spent more than 30
years as an assistant church historian and served as a president
of the church.